Posts Tagged ‘CAMPO’

Two major subjects were discussed at the CAMPO Policy Board meeting of November 14th: CAMPO TIP Amendments and the STP-MM funding decision. CAMPO TIP Amendments At many CAMPO Policy Board meetings, the board considers amendments to the CAMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP includes transportation projects receiving federal funding that the CAMPO board has [...]

This is the first of periodic posts from Tom Wald, Executive Director of the League of Bicycling Voters. The CAMPO Policy Board meetings, like most public meetings, charge no admission and provide little overt entertainment to the uninitiated. I’m not currently in a position to take a gonzo journalism approach to reporting from such meetings, [...]

Lane Wimberley from the League of Bicycling Voters attended last night’s CAMPO meeting where the board decided whether or not to fund some critical bike infrastructure to improve safety and accessibility for Austin cyclists. Lane reported back with this mixed report on the meeting: The CAMPO Transportation Policy Board met last night to (among other [...]

This evening, the board of CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) will meet to approve implementation of several road projects in the Austin area. Included in these are improvements to the Highway 183 and 360 area (near the Arboretum). The current plan for this intersection goes against staff recommendations and eliminates proper bike infrastructure facilitating [...]

Most of you may be familiar with CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) as the entity in charge of building most our highways, but they also have staff and programs dedicated to getting people out of their cars and onto bikes, buses, and eventually, next week, next month, next year some day Metrorail. Part of [...]

I just got word that the monthly CAMPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee meeting for June has been cancelled. Greg Griffin over at CAMPO did however mention a item on tonight’s CAMPO board agenda to fund an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) for up to $100,000 to develop a bicycle and pedestrian traffic count and [...]

There’s a lot going on this Easter weekend including the addition of some nice new rides sponsored by the Austin Cycling Association leaving from The Peddler Bike Shop. Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some [...]

So after last week’s highlight of over 50 cycling related and bike culture events, this week we are coming roaring back with 63 events on our calendar. In addition to the events we’re promoting below, we also added the regular rides of the Sun City Cyclists. They do a group ride every day at 9 [...]

Yesterday, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee of CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) met to consider bicycle and pedestrian accommodations in upcoming projects and make recommendations to the CAMPO board. For those unfamiliar with CAMPO, it is the regional planning organization that determines how highway dollars get spent. The subcommittee includes representatives from TxDOT, Capital [...]

This article is part of a series Austin Bike Blog is doing on the recently launched Austin Bike Plan Petition. The City of Austin is preparing the first update to its Bicycle Plan in twelve years, and Austin Bike Plan Petition is an attempt to get the best plan possible. Over the next few weeks we [...]